CDC's Developmental Milestones

Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age. ... tools and resources to learn about child development, recognize the ... Skipdirectlytositecontent Skipdirectlytosearch CDC’sDevelopmentalMilestonesEspañol(Spanish) Minus RelatedPages CDC’smilestonesandparenttipshavebeenupdatedandnewchecklistageshavebeenadded(15and30months).DuetoCOVID-19,updatedphotosandvideoshavebeendelayedbutwillbeaddedbacktothispageinthefuture.FormoreinformationabouttherecentupdatestoCDC’sdevelopmentalmilestones,pleasereviewthePediatricsjournalarticleandtheseimportantkeypoints. DownloadCDC’sfreeMilestoneTrackerApp View Skillssuchastakingafirststep,smilingforthefirsttime,andwaving“byebye”arecalleddevelopmentalmilestones.Childrenreachmilestonesinhowtheyplay,learn,speak,act,andmove. Clickontheageofyourchildtoseethemilestones: 2months 4months 6months 9months 1year 15months 18months 2years 30months 3years 4years 5years Printthemilestonechecklists(PDF)[4MB,24Pages,508]orclickonyourchild’sageabovetocompletethechecklistonline. DownloadtheMilestoneTracker mobileapp CompleteachecklistusingtheDigitalOnlineChecklist “LearntheSigns.ActEarly.”materialsarenotasubstituteforstandardized,validateddevelopmentalscreeningtools.   Specialacknowledgmentstothesubjectmatterexpertsandotherswhocontributedtothereviewofdataandselectionofdevelopmentalmilestones,especiallyPaulH.Lipkin,MD,MichelleM.Macias,MD,JulieF.Pajek,PhD,JudithS.Shaw,EdD,MPH,RN,KarneshaSlaughter,MPH,JaneK.Squires,PhD,ToniM.Whitaker,MD,LisaD.Wiggins,PhD,andJenniferM.Zubler,MD. SinceregratitudetoNataliaBenza,MDandJoséO.Rodríguez,MD,MBAfortheirthoughtfulreviewoftheSpanish-languagetranslationofthesemilestones. DevelopmentalMilestonesVideos Inthisvideo,parentsofyoungchildrensharetheirpersonalexperiencesofusingCDC’s“LearntheSigns.ActEarly.”toolsandresourcestolearnaboutchilddevelopment,recognizethemilestonestheirchildshouldbereaching,andguidethemaboutwhattodoiftheyeverbecomeconcerned. Watchthisvideo» InthisSpanish-languagevideo,twofamiliessharepersonalstoriesofhowusingCDC’s“LearntheSigns.ActEarly.”resourceshelpsthemlearnabouttheirchild’sdevelopmentalmilestonesandsupporttheirchildren’sdevelopment. WatchthisSpanishlanguagevideo» RelatedPagesDevelopmentalMonitoringforFamiliesChildDevelopmentPositiveParentingTipsConcernedAboutYourChild’sDevelopment? 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